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Title: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: wookiewebster on February 05, 2012, 12:57:00 AM

Hi, I just completed a refinish of this old bow.  I appreciate all the help from this site, especially the bowdoc writeup.  I wasn't sure what the wood was, so I asked around and the conclusion was that it is African Mansonia wood (aka African Black Walnut).

This first one shows the original dark looking wood, except on the riser window where sanding reveals it to be a very red color.

         (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0124.jpg)

      (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/KGrHqJHJCYE7yzsd72yBO-o82hJw60_3.jpg)
 
The next 2 show the riser after sanding
         (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0125-1.jpg)

         (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0126-1.jpg)

I wiped it down with a little water to see the grain and color
         (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0127-1.jpg)

I thought the glass was yellow, but it turned out to be the finish that was yellow.  The glass is actually a nice white color.

  (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0128.jpg)

     (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0129.jpg)

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Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: wookiewebster on February 05, 2012, 01:28:00 AM

I appreciate all the help from the forum.  I tried out the Minwax Wipe-On Poly and this is the final result.  It turned out really nice and I have been shooting it in a 3D league lately.  It gets a lot of comments.

   (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0195.jpg)

   (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0197.jpg)

   (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0198.jpg)

   (http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz335/wookiewebster/Archery/Bearcat/IMAG0199.jpg)

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: CavScoutArcher on February 05, 2012, 02:05:00 AM

Turned out beautyful!   Good Job!  :thumbsup:    

How many coats of poly did you put on it?

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: wookiewebster on February 05, 2012, 02:11:00 AM

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How many coats of poly did you put on it?

I lost track after about 10.   :biglaugh:  
I'm still learning.

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: JJB on February 05, 2012, 06:41:00 AM

Thats a very beautiful bow, nice work.  
-Jay

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: 4runr on February 05, 2012, 07:01:00 AM

Excellent job!!

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: 450 marlin on February 05, 2012, 07:26:00 AM

Nice, the color is super

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: ksbowman on February 05, 2012, 07:30:00 AM

Very nice! It always amazes me how much fading a bow has over the years. It really makes me feel good when the true color come out. I usually put on about 9-10 coats of the Minwax since the coat are so thin.

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: yellow bow on February 05, 2012, 08:28:00 AM

:thumbsup:  Nice job.

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: D.Sheppard on February 05, 2012, 09:07:00 AM

Bow looks sweet !

Deck looks good also, nice straight even spacing.

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: Jack Shanks on February 05, 2012, 09:40:00 AM

Nice job! Love to see the beauty of the wood brought back to life.

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: wooddamon1 on February 05, 2012, 10:15:00 AM

:thumbsup:  Nice!

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: C Kerley on February 05, 2012, 02:30:00 PM

What a change!  I don't think I've ever seen a Bearcat look that good..

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: 59Alaskan on February 06, 2012, 06:37:00 AM

Very nice job! Beautiful bow!

Title: Re: Refinish of a Bear Bearcat
Post by: tuscarawasbowman on February 06, 2012, 08:11:00 AM

WOW. Never seen such a pretty bearcat. Excellent job.